Crafting Tweaks Mod — Guide
Advanced Functions
Crafting Tweaks includes several advanced shortcuts that do not rely on the GUI buttons.
Compression & Decompression
The mod allows players to instantly craft blocks (3x3 recipes like Iron Blocks) or 2x2 recipes (like Glowstone or Clay) directly from their inventory using a keybind.
| Action | Keybind (Default) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Compress Stack | K |
Compresses the currently hovered stack into its block form. |
| Compress One | Ctrl + K |
Compresses a single item from the stack into its block form. |
| Compress All | Shift + K |
Compresses every item of that type in the inventory. |
| Decompress Stack | (Unbound) | Reverts a stack of blocks back into their base components. |
Mass Crafting
- Right-Click Result: Right-clicking the output slot of a crafting table will instantly craft a full stack of the result item, provided the necessary materials are in the grid.
- Refill Recipe: Pressing
TABwill refill the crafting grid with the materials used in the last recipe for a full stack. PressingCtrl + TABrefills for a single item.
Item Transfer
- W-Click: Holding the
Wkey while clicking an item in the inventory will transfer it into the crafting grid. - Shift + W-Click: Transfers all items of that specific type into the crafting grid.
Core Mechanics
The mod adds three small buttons to the side of the crafting grid. These buttons allow for rapid manipulation of items within the 3x3 matrix.
Rotate
- Function: Rotates the items in the outer ring of the crafting grid clockwise.
- Modifier: Holding Shift while clicking the Rotate button will rotate the items counter-clockwise.
Balance
- Function: Evenly distributes the items currently in the grid so that all stacks are of equal size (or as close as possible).
- Modifier: Holding Shift while clicking the Balance button activates the Spread function, which takes the items and spreads them across the entire grid.
Clear
- Function: Returns all items from the crafting grid to the player's inventory.
- Modifier: Holding Shift while clicking the Clear button performs a Force Clear, which drops items on the ground if the player's inventory is full.